Ochoa's

Hmmmm. Well, mixed feelings for sure. I have always meant to try Ochoa's as their food stand at our neighborhood market seems to always be slammed. We finally dropped in last week.

It's a counter order set up, seat yourself afterwards and your meal will be brought to the table. Apparently loads of menu offerings, although I had a bit of trouble ordering. There is a wall of plate options pictured inside. However after asking what a couple of the plates consisted of and seeing a line building behind me, I just ended up picking the Super Taco plate. At least I'd know for sure I'd like what arrived at the table.

Our super taco plates arrived super fast, and super hot. They do not short you on food, as the tacos were certainly stuffed with meat. The flavors were good too, quite authentic tasting ...not too heavy on the heat but a bit spicy. I especially enjoyed the crunchy tacos, their shells are fabulous. We really enjoyed our food overall, just a bit disappointed you don't get chips & salsa, and that they don't sell margaritas. But I'd say the food we had was a strong 4.

My big negative would be the place. The condition leaves a bit to be desired. Everything seemed a bit less than sparkling clean, as well as somewhat run down. Lots of ripped seats and outdated furnishings, giving me the overall feeling that a deep cleaning and maintenance/reno is overdue. I'd give the restaurant feel a generous 2.

Good food for sure, but I would have to stick to take-out or wait for the farmers market to return to try it again.

One of my favourite Mexican place in Hillsboro. Love their torta cubana, l of adex with beef, chicken, sausage, and eggs. Tacos are great too. You do have to wait a bit as it gets busy but the trick is call in n your order 10 minutes before and you just go to the front and pick it up.

Traditional authentic Mexican fare, fast table service that consistently has patrons, dining area mostly booths, would say you can't go wrong having a meal here.

Today I ordered 3 carne asada tacos, 2 fish tacos and 1 Al Pastor taco and 1 beef gordita. I also asked for chile verde and extra limes. I did not get chile verde salsa but what I got was their red and habanero salsas. I also did not get any limes at all. And the gorditia was made of chicken and not beef. Not sure if this is a Grubhub error or the restaurant's error but from what I understand, when you place an order through Grubhub it goes straight to the restaurant. Anyway, the food I did received was pretty good. Just wish the order was correct.

Yummy! Ochoa has a great food cart, and finally I made it into the restaurant. The food was so good! Had the super taco plate with carnitas and carne asada- 6 tacos in all. The carnita meat was juicy and flavorful and the side salsas complemented the tacos so well. The burrito suiza is a hefty size burrito topped with tasty red sauce, carne asada was our meat choice. The meat was a tad dry but still full of flavor. Lastly was the torta with carnita meat, good ratio of meat to veggies.

The menus are on the wall when you first enter the restaurant, unfortunately no descriptions about what each combination plate contains, so I stuck to the items I recognized to play it safe. Tip: study the Yelp menu pictures before you go! The menu choices are overwhelming in a good way!

The dining room is not that great looking. We sat in the corner and it was chilly, not sure if they had any heat on, but we warmed up with our food. So dress appropriately and enjoy the food. We didn't come for atmosphere, we came for good food.

We went back two weeks later and got takeout and ordered the taco plate again and caldo. Filling and delicious! Tasty food and big portions, good solid Mexican food.

Date night!
Ochoa's was Recommended by some Arizona folks, so ya know this Az girl had to give it a shot!
This restaurant is tucked away in DT Hillsboro , pulling up it felt like this was going to be a treat of authentic Mexican food. My tummy was growling with hunger excitement!
There are pictures of each plated option on the wall where you walk up and place your order, this was a win for me as the items are listed in Spanish , which unfortunately I did not do so well in my Spanish classes in Jr high !
My dinner partner in crime went for the super taco plate and OMG! This plate had street tacos , crunchy tacos , rolled tacos and the garnish to compliment! The meat was tender , flavorful and they were heavily ( perfectly) loaded with asada! Definitely not a let down and I would say very easily that this could be a shared plate!
I went with the Asada wet burro , this was not all tortilla as I thought at first! That big burro was loaded with the asada and rice! The red sauce on top was perfectly flavored , not spicy but not bland! As with the taco plate my meat was very flavorful and scrumptious! I was ready to get a sloppy and ask for more red sauce .. but I was going in deep eating that burro! The plate came with rice and beans as well. Another tasty win was the salsa served with the plates , now that was spicy!! And I loved it!
Naturally we had to tame our taste buds and wet our throats with a classic cola in a bottle , the only way to have one! Annnd a refreshing Dos Equis!
Restaurant was tidy , service was good and quick!
Plenty of seating so bring the family , friends your work crew and fill those bellies up!
I would definitely come back if I make another trip to Oregon!
Ready , set ,go!
Enjoy!!

Ochoa's is among the most authentic Mexican restaurant in the area. There's an Express grill tucked behind the restaurant open on the weekends - will order from there next time!

The aqua de fresca juice are so good! The redeeming factor of ordering inside the restaurant is eyeing the horchata and fresh juices. After placing my food order, the large pitcher of mango aqua de fresca juice caught my eye and looked so temping. Glad I went for it and snagged a cup! So sweet and refreshing, perfect for the summer.

The fajitas missed the mark. While the grilled peppers and onions were tasty, the overstuffed fajita was greasy and smothered in cheese and fell apart. The side of of sad brownish guac along with the bland rice and refried beans didn't do much for me. While I hate wasting food, my stomach started churning and threw in the towel 2/3 of the way while hubby was defeated by the super cheesy chicken enchilada after a few bites. We were both pretty bloated afterwards.

The house-made nachos were lightly salted and tasty, they were the best part of our meal! Wish there were more vegetarian options on the menu, veggie nachos would be great!

Seems like casual is the way to go as there was a steady line forming at the express grill. Will skip the restaurant and head straight over to the grill and try the veggie tacos and ask about the aqua de fresca - next time!

If you're craving the authentic taste of Mexican food... this is the spot! We tried a few things at the Hillsboro farmers market when Ochoa's had a booth set up a while back. I've passed by this location several times but haven't made it in. It's located in Downtown Hillsboro and I really dislike driving on one way streets so I always miss it, but not today!
I eagerly made that turn into the driveway, hungry and not in a hurry to peruse the large menu for the perfect items to satisfy my hankering for good authentic Mexican food. I was in search of a special item that reminded me of my grandmother and my childhood. I found it and settled on the Gorditas. Let me just tell you...it made me very happy to savor these delicate but sturdy enough to hold the beans, carne asada, sour cream, lettuce, tomato and topped with cojita cheese stuffed cornmeal pockets. The best way to describe a Gordita is that it's a fried sope (cornmeal) that puffs up to a fat (Gordita) little pocket (like a pita) but made of cornmeal. So deliciously chewy, crispy and still light and not greasy. Sprinkle your choice of sauce inside and go to town! My mouth is watering just describing this again to you! My husband was craving crunchy tacos and those hit the spot for him as well. They did put a small layer of beans at the bottom of his tacos. The meat (carne Asada) was flavored great. $12.00 for a plate of 3 Gordita's or 4 hard (Dorado)tacos.
I enjoyed a Horchata and hubby had a Jarritos Tamarindo bottled soda. I honestly feel like I would drive the one way streets that I despise again knowing that the end game was Ochoa's!

Pretty good food! I've ordered here a few times and really enjoy their burritos. I will definitely be trying a few more things on the menu. I usually order takeout but I'd love to eat there because it looks like a cool spot.

Super disappointed with my visit here this evening.

My tamales were cold. Straight from the fridge to my plate.

The lid to my Champurrado looked as though someone took a drink out of it.

When the woman brought my mothers plate of food out, I ask for a box and she sighed then rolled her eyes! What the actual F man! LOL
She didn't say one word then walked away.
She never did bring a us a to-go box.

I don't know what the hell was up with this place but we will not be back.

The guacamole was good. That's is all.